fastigium fas·tig·i·um (fā-stĭj'ē-əm)
n.
The summit of the roof of the fourth ventricle of the brain.
The acme or period of full development of a disease.
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |